Rubbing arty shoulders with Royal family of Monaco

Russian artist Anastasia Fedotova-Stykan, center, poses with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his sister Princess Stephanie of Monaco after receiving a Golden Clown during the Award Gala evening of the 39th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, in Monaco. (AP)

Italian clowns Gianni Fumagalli, second from right, and Daris, left, pose with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his sister Princess Stephanie of Monaco after receiving a Golden Clown during the Award Gala. (AP)

Princess Stephanie of Monaco, second from left, with her daughter, Pauline Ducruet, left, Prince Albert II of Monaco, center, French actors Robert Hossein, second from right, and Jean-Paul Belmondo arrive for the Award Gala evening of the 39th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, in Monaco. (AP)

Prince Albert II of Monaco, second from right, with his sister Princess Stephanie, second from left, with her daughter Pauline Ducruet, left, and French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, right, attends the Award Gala evening of the 39th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, in Monaco. (AP)

Russian swing, the Pronin troupe, poses with Princess Stephanie of Monaco after receiving a Silver Clown during the Award Gala evening of the 39th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, in Monaco. (AP)

Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie, Princess Stephanie, Prince Albert I and French actors Robert Hossein and Jean-Paul Belmondo. (AFP)

Pauline Ducruet smiles at her mother Princess Stephanie. (AFP)

Tianjin Icariens acrobatic troupe members pose with Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie, after receiving a Silver Clown. (AFP)

Russian Shatirov troupe members pose with Princess Stephanie after receiving a Silver Clown. (AFP)

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